|Week|Date|Opponent|Home/Away|Result|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|1|February 8|New Orleans VooDoo|Home|L 42–34|
|2|February 15|Dallas Desperados|Away|L 51–47|
|3|February 21|Columbus Destroyers|Home|W 56–34|
|4|February 29|Tampa Bay Storm|Away|L 40–37|
|5|March 7|Chicago Rush|Home|W 53–47|
|6|March 13|Columbus Destroyers|Away|L 43–41|
|7|March 21|Colorado Crush|Home|L 40–33|
|8|March 28|Austin Wranglers|Away|W 65–60|
|9|April 4|Dallas Desperados|Home|W 47–31|
|10||Bye|Week||
|11|April 17|Carolina Cobras|Away|L 63–59|
|12|April 24|New York Dragons|Home|W 60–58|
|13|May 1|Colorado Crush|Away|L 58–40|
|14|May 8|Las Vegas Gladiators|Home|L 63–35|
|15|May 15|Carolina Cobras|Home|L 46–43|
|16|May 22|San Jose SaberCats|Away|L 48–36|
|17|May 30|New York Dragons|Away|L 69–54|

Question: what is the total number of home games played?
Answer: 8